Investigation of Possible Solvents for Extracellular Polysaccharides from Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguis
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 54 (4) , 857-866
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345750540042601
Abstract
The solubilities of extracellular polysaccharide fractions produced by 14 oral streptococcal strains were compared in water, aqueous lithium and guanidine salt solutions, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and a 9:1 DWSO-water mixture. The best results for solubilizing the fractions were obtained with the DMSO-water mixture procedure, which used the water and DMSO in sequence. By this method all of the fractions were solubilized.Keywords
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